Kal vs Kale

Side-by-side comparison of Kal and Kale — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Kal

Boy name · Rank #2337

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Name B

Kale

Boy name · Rank #5251

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Metric Kal Kale
Current Rank #2337 #5251
Total Births (all years) 1,195 7,368
Peak Year 2021 2008
Peak Year Births 72 544
Peak Decade 2010ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1947 1917

Births by Decade

Decade Kal Kale
1910ss — 6
1920ss — 11
1930ss — 5
1940ss 11 6
1950ss 63 41
1960ss 76 117
1970ss 53 322
1980ss 70 745
1990ss 79 1,070
2000ss 116 2,879
2010ss 420 2,059
2020ss 307 107

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kal Kale
2014 68 216
2015 55 177
2016 52 101
2017 55 62
2018 56 46
2019 55 26
2020 55 25
2021 72 28
2022 56 23
2023 64 13
2024 60 18

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1947–2024.

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